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AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries 2012
Comparing total compensation for Creative or Design Director in New York City that have 2-1000+ employees inside Include All
Position Creative or Design Director
  • Account Manager
  • Account Services Director
  • Art Director
  • Chief Design Officer
  • Creative or Design Director
  • Design Manager
  • Designer, primarily web/interactive
  • Designer, primarily print
  • Designer, print AND web/interactive
  • Executive Producer
  • Head of Production
  • Information Architect
  • Junior Designer, primarily web/interactive
  • Junior Designer, primarily print
  • Junior Designer, print AND web/interactive
  • Marketing or New Business Manager/Director
  • Mobile App Developer
  • Mobile Interface Designer
  • Motion Graphics Designer/Animator
  • Motion/Video Editor
  • Operations Director
  • Owner, Partner or Principal
  • Producer, primarily web/interactive
  • Producer, primarily print
  • Producer, print AND web/interactive
  • Production Manager
  • Project Manager, primarily web/interactive
  • Project Manager, primarily print
  • Project Manager, print AND web/interactive
  • Senior Designer, primarily web/interactive
  • Senior Designer, primarily print
  • Senior Designer, print AND web/interactive
  • Social Media or Online Community Manager
  • Strategy Director or Design Strategist
  • Usability Analyst/Researcher/Engineer
  • User Experience Designer
  • Web Content Strategist
  • Web Developer (front end/interface systems)
  • Web Programmer/Developer (back end systems)
  • Web-based Rich Media and Motion Graphics Developer
  • Writer/Copywriter
City New York City
  • Atlanta
  • Austin
  • Baltimore
  • Boston
  • Bridgeport
  • Charlotte
  • Chicago
  • Cincinnati
  • Cleveland
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Detroit
  • Houston
  • Indianapolis
  • Kansas City
  • Los Angeles
  • Miami
  • Milwaukee
  • Minneapolis/St. Paul
  • New York
  • Orlando
  • Philadelphia
  • Phoenix
  • Pittsburgh
  • Portland
  • Raleigh
  • Richmond
  • Salt Lake City
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • San Jose
  • Seattle
  • St. Louis
  • Washington, D.C.
Size of Organization Include all
  • Include all
  • 2–9 employees
  • 10–99 employees
  • 100–999 employees
  • 1000+ employees
Type of Organization Include All
  • Include all
  • Design Studio or Consultancy
  • Interactive/multimedia agency
  • In-house corporate design department
  • Advertising agency
  • Publishing house, media
  • Architectural firm
  • Other
National Average
25% earn less
$1000
50% earn less
$1000
75% earn less
$1000
  • 90 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
  • $100 REPORTED MEDIAN FREELANCE RATE
  • FREELANCE RESPONDENTS
Results for solo designers are provided in a separate table. PDF
New York City
25% earn less
$1000
50% earn less
$1000
75% earn less
$1000
  • 90 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
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